The Vorderwald cattle are a very beautiful breed of cattle. They raised for both milk and meat and are dual-purpose animal.
The strain originated in Germany and known as Vorderwälder Rind at German. The Vorderwald cattle are extremely hardy and well adapted to the rough mountain states of the Black Forest in Germany, like the Hinterwald cow’s strain that is related.
In 1544, the so-called “Wald Cattle” was mentioned for the first time. They were differentiated between a breed and a strain.
The larger breed is today’s Vorderwald cows, and also the more compact breed is now the Hinterwald cows.
A herd book was created. And there was a crossbreeding of the cattle breed using the Ayrshire cows.
Now the amount of Vorderwald cows is decreasing. There were only 4826 cows in the herd book in 2004.
Vorderwald cattle characteristics
Vorderwald cattle are heavy creatures and relatively larger in size. Their body has brown, red or even black spots.
Legs and their head are usually white. They’ve forward curving horns.
The Vorderwald bulls are usually 150 cm tall, and the cows are 135 cm tall at the withers.
The bulls weigh approximately 1050 kg and the cows around 600 kg.
Vorderwald cattle benefits
The Vorderwald cows are dual-purpose animals. They are used for both meat and milk production.
The Vorderwald cattle are very hardy creatures in comparison to other cattle breeds.
They are well adapted to the mountain states of the Black Forest in Germany.
Feet and their legs allow them to graze around the hills. They are reputed to be long-lived animals.
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